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Exploring Farce and Stock Characters in Literature and Theater

This overview examines two essential literary concepts: farce and stock characters. Farce is defined as a light, humorous form of theater characterized by exaggerated situations, physical comedy, and quick-witted dialogue, exemplified in works like "The Second Shepherd's Play." Stock characters, on the other hand, are familiar, recognizable personalities requiring little development, often embodying stereotypes that enhance comedic impact. This exploration enhances understanding of character development and comedic techniques used in storytelling across various media.

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Exploring Farce and Stock Characters in Literature and Theater

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  1. Group 2: Literary Terms Jessica Berrios Sam Brothers Morgan Livezey

  2. Terms of Focus • Farce • Stock Characters

  3. Farce • A light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character. • Uses low comedy (characterized by physical humor) includes split-second timing of key exits and entrances, ridiculous caricatures and broad often crass verbal humor. • EX:The Second Shepherds’ Play a couple disguises a stolen sheep as their newborn son in a clumsy attempt to conceal the theft.

  4. Stock Characters • A character in literature, theater, or film of a type of quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer because they represent a common social or cultural stereotype. • Parody is a key component of situations amongst stock characters, rendering their cultural stereotypes more prominent. • EX: Comic relief (Shaggy from Scooby-Doo), English butlers, the fools (characters in King Lear), false heroes (Gilderoy Lockhart), the sidekick, the mother-in-law.

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